Empire of Bones
Empire of Bones by Liz Williams is a thought-provoking novel published by Spectra on March 26, 2002. This second printing edition spans 336 pages and is presented in English. The narrative unfolds in a future where the Indian subcontinent, rich with its myriad of deities, becomes the focal point of powerful alien beings from a distant, sterile world. These extraterrestrial visitors arrive with a mysterious agenda, raising questions about their true intentions toward humanity.
Readers will encounter Jaya Nihalani, a complex character who has experienced life as a prophet, crusader, and terrorist, all while advocating for her marginalized Untouchable caste. As she battles a debilitating illness in a hospital, Jaya discovers that her visions and voices are linked to her unique ability as a Receiver, which the aliens intend to exploit. The story escalates as societal unrest erupts across the subcontinent, with various factions vying for control over the alien emissaries. Jaya faces a critical choice: to assist these enigmatic beings or to resist their potentially harmful influence.
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From Liz Williams comes a bold and provocative novel of the future in which the vast Indian subcontinent, home to thousands of gods, is visited by all-powerful alien beings from a distant world of controlled, sterile perfection. But what is their purpose: to free humanity–or to enslave it?
EMPIRE OF BONES
Millions of years ago alien beings seeded Earth with their genetic strands to create a new outpost of intelligent life. Now their descendants have returned to Earth’s skies, drawn by their detection of a Receiver, a human with the genetic ability to tap into alien communications. It is the signal that Earth is ready to be absorbed into a vast galactic empire.
Jaya Nihalani has been a prophet, a crusader, and a terrorist, fighting for the rights of her despised Untouchable caste. Now she lies in an Indian hospital, dying of a hideous disease. Her head is filled with voices and visions; her body is aging rapidly, inexplicably. But the voices and visions are no disease. Jaya is the Receiver whom the aliens intend to heal, enlighten…and use.
Soon the subcontinent erupts in riots and chaos as powerful forces attempt to co-opt the enigmatic alien emissaries, and a shocked world awaits its fate. Jaya must somehow discover the plans of her perfect and powerful “friends.” Have they come to end human suffering, or to make it worse? Should she help them–or lead the impossible fight against them?
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